Australia vs Greenland: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Australia
0.2885 sq. km per person
in 2023
Greenland
7.22 sq. km per person
in 2023
Australia rank
3rd
Greenland rank
1st
Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time
- Australia
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 7.22 sq. km per person against 0.2885 sq. km per person in Australia, a difference of 6.93 sq. km per person.
That makes Greenland's figure about 25.0 times Australia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and Greenland ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6765 sq. km per person | 8.8 sq. km per person | 8.12 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 1970s | 0.5631 sq. km per person | 7.01 sq. km per person | 6.44 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0.4896 sq. km per person | 6.47 sq. km per person | 5.98 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0.4288 sq. km per person | 6.5 sq. km per person | 6.07 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.3812 sq. km per person | 7.26 sq. km per person | 6.87 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.3255 sq. km per person | 7.28 sq. km per person | 6.96 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.2959 sq. km per person | 7.25 sq. km per person | 6.95 sq. km per person | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Australia or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 7.22 sq. km per person against 0.2885 sq. km per person in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Australia and Greenland?
- 6.93 sq. km per person, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greenland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Greenland rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Greenland ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.